The impact of diversification on the performance of Asian companies amid the 1997 financial crisis.

by Chan Kei-Shun Keith, Yeung Yu-Hung Antonia.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-56).ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iiABSTRACT --- p.iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ivLIST OF TABLES --- p.viLIST OF FIGURES --- p.viiLIST OF APPENDICES --- p.viiiChapterChapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Diversification and Firm Performance --- p.1The Asia Financial Crisis --- p.2Chapter II. --- THEORY AND LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5Internationalization --- p.6Market Concentration vs. Market Diversification --- p.7Product Diversification --- p.9Competitive Advantage --- p.10Diversification Strategies for Emerging Markets --- p.10Chapter III. --- HYPOTHESES --- p.12Chapter IV. --- DEFINITION OF VARIABLES AND METHODOLOGY --- p.15Sample --- p.15Measures --- p.17Market (International) Diversification (GEO) --- p.17Diversification (DIV) - Product and Industry --- p.18Firm Performance --- p.19Methodology --- p.19Chapter V. --- RESULTS --- p.21"Market, Product, and Industrial Diversification" --- p.21Firm Performance --- p.25Categorization of Firms Based on Sales Growth/Profit Growth Standing --- p.28"Sales Growth as a Function of Market, Product, Industrial Diversification and 1997 Sales and Profit" --- p.35"Sales Growth as a Function of Market, Product, and Industrial Diversification" --- p.36"Profit Growth as a Function of Market, Product, Industrial Diversification, and 1997 Sales and Profit" --- p.37"Profit Growth as a Function of Market, Product, and Industrial Diversification" --- p.38Chapter VI --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION --- p.40Implications to Managers --- p.43Further Research and Limitations --- p.44APPENDICES --- p.46BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.5